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Friday, February 3, 2012

New Life for Nightstands

I picked up a couple of nightstands at a local thrift store last week and thought they'd be good candidates for some ASCP duck egg paint. I'm pretty terrible about taking before pictures, but I remembered to snap a pic right before I started painting this time...

They were pretty basic and outdated, but sturdy and in good shape. I put on one coat of the duck egg blue and for the second coat, I decided to try a new chalk paint trick. Since chalk paint thickens so quickly, the second coat can go on a bit heavy sometimes so I poured a little paint in a cup and watered it down quite a bit...

Not only did I save some of this expensive paint, but I liked how smooth that second coat went on and no brush strokes.

﻿I painted the drawers in Martha Stewart's Sharkey Gray (sample bottle) and added some duck egg blue to the detail.

I added a coat of clear wax, distressed, buffed and painted the the brass pulls in graphite for a bit of contrast...

I have always like blue, white and black together but I never thought about painting a piece of furniture with all three. But I will now, I love how you did these end tables and the black and white accessories were fantastic.Thanks for sharing,Traci

So pretty...what a transformation! Love the color you chose and that basket underneath is fantastic. Would be delighted for you to link up to Mop It Up Mondays: http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/02/mop-it-up-mondays-party-2.html{HUGS},new follower Kristi

Just fabulous staging on this! The black and white neutrals paired with teh aqua is a very modern yet traditional color selection... perfect for an update! Little clock is too cute! andrea@townandprairie

Love them, went from boring to beautiful. Love your color combination each one complement the other. Love the basket and striped bowl. Thanks so much for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday's Best Par.tay! PS - now following you on Facebook!